“Louis XIV’s finance minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, famously declared that the ‘art of taxation consists of so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing.’ My team and I will strive to save you as many ‘feathers’ as possible.”

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EDUCATION

J.D. from John Marshall Law School, Chicago
B.A. from University of Illinois, Chicago

BAR ADMISSIONS

Illinois, 1980

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Illinois State Bar Association - Member State and Local Taxation Section Council (2005 to 2016), Chair (2012), Speaker/Moderator at numerous CLE seminars (2005-2016)

Illinois Property Tax Lawyers Association – Founding Member, First President. This Association has been successful in drafting, sponsoring and successfully obtaining revisions of the Illinois Property Tax Code, as well as local county board of review rules throughout the state.

International Association of Assessing Officers

INTERESTS

1994-2017 – Board Member and current Board President of Youth Outreach Services, a not-for-profit social service agency serving at risk children and families in the Chicago area since 1959.

2006-2016 – Founder, Operation Welcome Homes, a not-for-profit group providing free vacations to military personnel returning from war zones, to allow them to relax, decompress and spend valuable time with their families.